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He said: “I started the business in June, around the time of the Euros and have sold over 100 subbuteo figures since - the likes of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Glen Hoddle and Mick Hazard have all placed orders.

“I even had a coach Giannis Vougiouklakis from Olympiakos place a large order for 10 different figures.”

Subbuteo figure of John Arne Riise

And with the soccer world all talking about the retirement of Steven Gerrard he has seized the opportunity by producing Subbuteo figurines of the former Reds and England skipper - and today was even selling them at a knockdown price of £16.99 - instead of the usual £22 - as part of his Black Friday special.

He reckons there should be a lot of interest from Liverpool fans - other Reds’ players are already best sellers including the likes of John Arne Riise and Roberto Firmino.

Subbuteo figure of Roberto Firmino

Lawrence, who lives in Derry, Northern Ireland,said: “I run the business by myself - I get lots of orders and create lots of different players from different teams and the business as whole as done a lot better than I would have thought.

“It started out a small social media thing and has just gone on from there.”

For more information on Lawrence’s bespoke Subbuteo figures visit his Facebook page Watsie’s Subbuteo Art or follow him on Twitter: @watsthebull